Fence-post



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No. 226,284. Patented April 6, 1 80.

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\VILLIAM G. OULBERTSON, OF GIRARD, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters POST.

Patent No. 226,284., dated April 6, 1880,

Application filed December 27, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. OULBERT- SON, of Girard, in the county ofErie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken through the line aa,Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a sectional plan view taken through the line y 3 Fig.l.

The object of this invention is to furnish iron-post fences soconstructed that they may be easily set up, taken down, and moved fromplace to place, and which will be strong, firm, and durable.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the post, which is made of T- iron, and has a seriesofnotches, B, formed in the edge of its wider flange, to receive rings 0for securing the boards D in place. The ends of the boards D of adjacentpanels are overlapped against the flat side of the post A above therings U, which are placed in notches B at the desired distance apart,and have a wooden bar, E. passed through them upon the outer sides ofthe boards D.

IVith this construction the boards D rest upon the rings 0, and by theirweight press down the rings 0 and clamp themselves be tween the bars Eand posts A, so that the said boards will be held securely in place.

The lower ends of the posts A are bent at right angles toward their flatsides, as shown in Fig. 1, to form a foot, F, to prevent the post fromsinking too deep into the ground and from rising out of the ground.

The fence is strengthened in an upright position by braces G, the upperends of which With this construction the fence can be readily trued,should it sag to either side, by raising the rings H, straightening thefence, and then dropping the rings H again over the upper ends of thebraces G.

When wires are to be used instead of the boards D, the said wires areplaced against the flat sides of the posts A and pieces of wire arepassed around the posts A through the notches B, and their ends aretwisted around the said fence-wires, so as to confine the fence-wiresclosely to the posts A.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- In iron-post fences, the combination, with theposts A, of the braces G, provided with the feet I and the rings H,substantially as herein shown and described, for strengthening the fencein an upright position, as set forth.

O. F. ROCKWELL, R. S. BATTLES.

